Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-29
RUNS WORK.
j. E. Hutchinson Fatally Stabs
D. E. Grant at Laconia, N. H.
The Deed the Sesult of a Drunken
Alteration.
TACOMA. N. ~. Sent oS.

LACONlA, N. H., Sept. ZS.
The town wss thrown into a state of great
| excitement Wednesday morning upon learning
of a murder in the centre of the town late
last night, it being the first deed OF that kind
since the terrible triple murder BY Samon,
four years ago. The particulars of the case
rs near as they can be learned, are as fol-
lows:
AT little before o'clock, Tuesday even.
ing, Elgin Wells, son of Police Officer Wells,
was going to his home on South Main street.
As he was near the residence of the late
Judge Lowell, he saw a man approaching
who had the appearance of being drunk. and
he started to cross the street whereupon the
man, who proved to be Daniel +. Grant.
called 10 him that he was stabbed, and
wished to be assisted to doctor. Wells
took him by the arm and led him to point
opposite the residence of Woodbury. l.. Met
cher, where the unfortunate man iell to the
sidewalk exhausted from the loss of blood.
From the corner of Pine street to the place
where Grant fell, there was left trail OF
blood. At the latter place there was great
pool of it. Wells rushed up the street t.
Mill street and found his brother, DR.. II. c.
Wells, who fastened to the spot Meantime
some other parties, among them Thos. Lsu
gin, had arrived on the scene and assisted
the injured man to the Willard Hotel.
The landlord refused to allow the man
brought in, and wagon was procured and
he was removed to his home in u house
owned by Chas Ii. Dollof, of Province ST.,
where he was attended by Drs. Wells and
Abbott, who found terrible knife thrust in
the abdomen, supposed to have been inflicted
with dirk. They did all they could for him
bu little before u o'clock he breathed his
last.
An attempt was made by Attorney Gen.
Barnard and Police Judge Jewett to induce
Grsut to divulge who his assaisnt was be-
fore he died, but with no avail. He said he
didn't want to have any trouble about it. 1t
Is thought as he was nearing his end, he tried
to speak but it was too late. During the
evening Grant and John +. Hutchinson,
barber, who had both been drinking, had an
altercaton, and went ont to settle it. Both
were seen to start down Main street
1t is evident that the stabbng occurred at
the corner of Main and Pine streets, for at
this point there was the first appearance Of
blood. 1t is supposed that the men proceed
ed to this point, where the fight occurred.
However this may be, the officers concluded
they had evidence enough to arrest Hutchin-
son and Sheriff Henry Story and officer
Wells and Davis, accompanied by posse,
proceeded to the house of Mrs. Augusta
Baldwin on Baldwin street. where Hutchin-
son WAS supposed to be in hiding.
the house was surrounded by the crowd.
thorough search of the premises was
made but with no avail. A woman present,
named Weeks, said something that led the
officers to believe she knew where the man
was. Both were placed under arrest and
taken to a room in Belmont block where the
woman lived. Hutchinson was found lying
on the bed and was Immediately handcutfed.
When asked what he had done he said, 81
don't know, oh | don't know !" in piteous
tone. He was taken to the Eagle Hotel and
subsequently conveyed to Jail. There are
many things about the case that are mysteri-
Gus. Both men were well known.
Grant was q shoemaker and employed in
the shop of Bartlett & Doak. Hutchinson is
proprietor of a barber shop. Grant leaves a
wife who is a very estmsble woman. The
knife with which the bloody deed was evil
IDENTIFY done was found in the possession OF
the Weeks woman. 1t is an ugly looking
weapon with a dirk shaped blade and deers-
| foot handle.
1t was sold to Hutchinson by Ed Walker
only a few days ago. 1t is reported that
| Hutchinson states that Grant threatened tc
kill him, that he had his knife in his hand
and that Grant ran against it in trying to gel
at him. Hutchinson will be brought before
the grand jury, Wednesday afternoon.